From the 1841 England Census for Burford, Oxfordshire (HO107 Piece 872/17 Folio 11 Page 14) Ann, 5, was with her parents John, 40, Agricultural Labourer, and Sophia, 40, at South Side Church Lane, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. With her were her brothers James, 15, and Daniel, 10. Everyone was recorded as having been born in Oxfordshire.

From the 1861 England Census for Burford, Oxfordshire (RG9 Piece 908 Folio 59 Page 13) Ann, 25, from Burford, Oxfordshire, was with her husband Thomas, 27, Blacksmith from Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, in Witney Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. With them were their children George, 2, Scholar, and Emily, 1. Both children were recorded as having been born in Burford, Oxfordshire.
Note: Ann's parents were living 'next door'.

From the 1871 England Census for Burford, Oxfordshire (RG10 Piece 1454 Folio 71 Page 32) Ann,35, from Burford, Oxfordshire, was with her husband Thomas, 36, Blacksmith from Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, in Witney Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. With them were their children George, 13, Plough Boy, Emily, 11, Scholar, William, 8, Scholar, Anne, 6, Scholar, and Frederick, 1. All the children were recorded as having been born in Burford, Oxfordshire.

From the 1881 England Census for Burford, Oxfordshire (RG11 Piece 1517 Folio 61 Page 15) Ann, 45, from Burford, Oxfordshire, was with her husband Thomas, 46, Blacksmith from Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, in Witney Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. With them were their children William, 18, Annie, 16, Scholar, Frederick, 11, Scholar, Sarah, 6, Scholar, and Florence, 4, Scholar. All the children were recorded as having been born in Burford, Oxfordshire.

From the 1891 England Census for Burford, Oxfordshire (RG12 Piece 1177 Folio 49 Page 12) Ann, 55, from Burford, Oxfordshire, was with her husband Thomas, 56, Smith from Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, in Witney Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, England. With them were their children Frederick, 21, Grocer's Porter born Burford, Oxfordshire, and Florence, 14, born Burford, Oxfordshire.

Thank You

I would like to thank all the people who have contributed to The Williams Family Tree database over the years and to those who continue to do so. Without your help The Williams Family Tree would not be anything like as large as it is. I am very grateful for every piece of information whether it be a name correction, a photograph, a copy of a certificate, some biographical information or a whole data file.

The Project

Initially, the Williams family from Aberdovey was the main target of research. Being a very busy port, Aberdyfi produced sea-faring families with many of the men reaching the pinnacle of their trade as Master Mariners. My grandfather, John Davies Williams, served as a 'Boy' aboard the schooner Sarah Davies at the age of 13.